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A top-ranked dramatic arts education institution, the USC School of Dramatic Arts uniquely blends artistic training in a conservatory environment with the full academic experience of a major research university. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in acting, applied theatre arts, design, dramatic writing, sound design, stage management and technical direction, as well as produces more than 25 theatrical productions each academic year.

10/29/2026

What does it take to build the world of The Beggar’s Opera?

Director Stephanie Shroyer and members of the company take us inside the rehearsal room to explore how movement, imagination and collaboration shaped this production.

Watch the full video on our website, then see the work come to life onstage.

Final performances through November 1 in the Sanctuary Theatre

Full video, tickets and performance details at https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/building-the-world-of-the-beggars-opera/

10/29/2026

Take a look at Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth, featuring members of the MFA in Acting year 2 class, now playing at McClintock Theatre from October 29 - November 1.

Tickets are available at https://usctrojans.evenue.net/events/OY

10/29/2026

It’s 1982 in Manhattan’s Upper West Side at the McClintock Theatre this weekend, where three college-age friends struggle to find their footing on the brink of adulthood

This Is Our Youth written by Kenneth Lonergan opens tonight, featuring the MFA in Acting year 2 class!

Performances run October 29 - November 1. Get your tickets at https://usctrojans.evenue.net/events/OY

10/27/2026

The pursuit of the perfect sandwich begins next week in Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s.

At Clyde’s truck stop diner, the formerly incarcerated kitchen staff are looking for a shot at redemption. Under the oppressive thumb of the shop’s callous owner, they find unexpected purpose and solidarity in a shared obsession: creating the perfect sandwich.

Sharp, funny and deeply human, Clyde’s is a celebration of resilience, community and second chances.

November 5-8
McClintock Theatre

Get your tickets at https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/clydes/

10/26/2026

Next up at the Bing Theatre: The Drowsy Chaperone.

When a die-hard musical theatre fan plays their favorite cast recording, the characters leap off the vinyl and into the living room. A bride and groom on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs and one gloriously intoxicated chaperone collide in this hilarious musical farce. Featuring the BFA in Musical Theatre Class of 2027, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving celebration of everything we adore about musicals.

November 5-8
Bing Theatre

Tickets and performance details at https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/the-drowsy-chaperone/

10/26/2026

“The work is the joy.”

Academy Award-winning actor and Emmy Award-winning producer Nicole Kidman joined Dean Emily Roxworthy at USC’s Bing Theatre for a special Spotlight@SDA event with USC School of Dramatic Arts students.

During a candid conversation about craft, collaboration and sustaining an artistic life, Kidman encouraged students to show up prepared, remain open to discovery, protect their well-being and hold on to their sense of play.

Her advice was direct: “Don’t be late. Be on time. Know your words. Know what you’re doing, and show up fully prepared.”

Read more at https://bit.ly/4ihMTHI

10/23/2026

Performances begin next week for Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth

Set on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in 1982, this play follows three college-age friends through 48 turbulent hours as they struggle to find their footing on the brink of adulthood.

By turns hilarious, heartbreaking and deeply compassionate, the play captures the confusion, longing and possibility of being young when everything seems within reach and nothing goes according to plan.

October 29–November 1
McClintock Theatre

Get your tickets at https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/this-is-our-youth/

10/22/2026

Catch a glimpse of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, which is now playing at the Sanctuary Theatre from October 22 - November 1. Tickets are available at https://usctrojans.evenue.net/events/BO.

10/13/2026

Next up in our 2026–27 season: John Gay’s "The Beggar’s Opera."

The charming highwayman Macheath finds himself caught between the two women who love him... and their fathers, who would rather see him dead.

Set to the street songs of the day, this wickedly funny tale combines razor-sharp wit with a cast of gloriously disreputable thieves, con artists and corrupt officials. The work that inspired Brecht and Weill’s "The Threepenny Opera," "The Beggar’s Opera" proves that the powerful and the criminal have always had more in common than either would like to admit.

October 22–November 1
Sanctuary Theatre
Tickets and performance details at https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/the-beggars-opera/

10/02/2026

Why does The Crucible still speak to us today?

The production’s director, Anita Dashiell-Sparks and members of the cast take us inside Arthur Miller’s enduring drama, reflecting on its continued relevance, the characters at its center and the collaborative process of bringing Salem to the stage.

The Crucible is now playing at the Bing Theatre through Sunday only. Tickets are available at https://dramaticarts.usc.edu/the-crucible-2026/

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://dramaticarts.usc.edu/

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